Vanuatu: Ambae Volcano - Dec 2005

Mt. Ambae volcano erupted on 27 November in Ambae Island of Vanuatu. Twelve to fifteen villages with a total population of about 5,000 have been affected. No casualties have been reported. (OCHA, 1 Dec 2005)

Mt. Ambae volcano continues to discharge steam, ash and sulphur gases into the air since it first erupted on 27 November 2005 and has displaced thousands of the Ambae island's 10,000 strong population, which is located north of the Vanuatu archipelago. The displaced are spread out in 17 emergency evacuation centres across the island, ranging from about ten people per camp to nearly 800. (IFRC, 22 Dec 2005)